I usually use fresh aloe to dip the cuttings right after cutting but last time I did a side by side with this same plant and just water worked better so I just stuck with it. I don’t feel that confident yet. I only need 6 clones and I intend to give away 10 but it’s another’s way to make sure I get st least 5, still have two mothers in case something happens to one. Maybe I’m paranoid

I end up doing the same 9fingerleafs have many more clones than I need and giving the runts away. Even from my dirt days, cloning was a problem, I think most of it is the location, my winter time grows and temp and my survival rate is low (Not to mention my tendency to experiment with witches brews of cloning concoctions). But..... Adapt, overcome and persevere, wyrd.